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 Bangell  Oxford 21 May 17 11.56am |
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I wouldn't be upset if we didn't finish in the top half, but I think we should be looking to. If we have Wilf, Benteke and Sakho in our squad, we really won't belong in the bottom half.
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| Dan89 Se25 21 May 17 11.57am |
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Originally posted by Willo
The general public are not privy to confidential details about individual player's contract terms.Lot of it is pure speculation. There's a lot of media coverage that Spurs won't go over that 100k wage bracket. This is why the likes of rose and walker want to leave to double their wages at Man City.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 21 May 17 12.00pm |
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The close season is important and a good guide to the season ahead. You could see in the first game against West Brom that the opposition were refreshed and up for it they had 8 points on the board quickly and a good season. Take them away for Alpine fresh air, good rest as well as training, avoid endless friendlies with no meaning except to pick up injuries, no social media and no more being southern 'softies'. Up for it right from the start.
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 21 May 17 12.01pm |
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as a season ticket holder, just to win more home games will do for me, a loss away from home is easy to take when I'm not there, I just turn Jeff Stelling off or put my phone down and forget it, but there's nothing worse than the journey home after a lame home defeat
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| bashy2 London 21 May 17 12.02pm |
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Myexpectations for next season would be finish 10th and no relegation battle next season and take 6 points of Brighton not alot really
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 21 May 17 12.08pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
as a season ticket holder, just to win more home games will do for me, a loss away from home is easy to take when I'm not there, I just turn Jeff Stelling off or put my phone down and forget it, but there's nothing worse than the journey home after a lame home defeat And I have to go down all the way to the south coast ! But the journey home after a defeat in the midlands or "Oop north" can be far,far worse.As is the journey home away from home when one has not secured enough points to avoid that dreaded drop.Rest assured, I have had some life-darkening moments travelling back home.
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 21 May 17 12.14pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
And I have to go down all the way to the south coast ! But the journey home after a defeat in the midlands or "Oop north" can be far,far worse.As is the journey home away from home when one has not secured enough points to avoid that dreaded drop.Rest assured, I have had some life-darkening moments travelling back home. I think there lies the problem, I used to live in Bromley and south norwood, now I'm 50 miles away,,,,it seems like 500 miles on a dark winters night after some of our home performances!!
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| Sussex fella Haywards Heath 21 May 17 12.28pm |
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To establish ourselves as a team we need a few additions which SP & Big Sam will deliver. To really establish the club we need to redevelop the stadium. I'm sure SP has this on his radar
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| Canterbury Palace Whitstable 21 May 17 1.17pm |
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There comes a point when you need to set your sights higher than just avoiding relegation and considering how long we have been up and some of the players we have, that time is now. We have, in my opinion, the best manager we've had since promotion and with a few decent signings don't see any reason why we shouldn't be fighting for 7th-9th. 6 points from Brighton would go some way to helping that objective.
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ParchmoreEagle  Belair 21 May 17 1.28pm |
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Originally posted by Canterbury Palace
There comes a point when you need to set your sights higher than just avoiding relegation and considering how long we have been up and some of the players we have, that time is now. We have, in my opinion, the best manager we've had since promotion and with a few decent signings don't see any reason why we shouldn't be fighting for 7th-9th. 6 points from Brighton would go some way to helping that objective. Not good advice sorry. I refer you to Leicester City's Claudio Ranieri 'sights' throughout the 2015-16 season: We should be aiming for 40 points and safety next season, and after that, IF we achieve it, then finishing as high as we can. Better than 11th will be a huge bonus and we won't look silly and shallow for spouting off about achievements we fail to get close to.
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| Canterbury Palace Whitstable 21 May 17 7.48pm |
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Originally posted by ParchmoreEagle
We should be aiming for 40 points and safety next season, and after that, IF we achieve it, then finishing as high as we can. Better than 11th will be a huge bonus and we won't look silly and shallow for spouting off about achievements we fail to get close to. Firstly, Leicester were in their second season in the league and it had taken a miraculous run of form to keep them up in their first one, so avoiding relegation was a perfectly reasonably primary objective. We are established and shouldn't have been close to danger this year. Secondly, I disagree with the notion of setting specific point targets and feel that it hinders further progress. Once the players have achieved the target, it is as though they feel that their job is complete and then clock out. Pulis and WBA this season are the ultimate example; reached 40 points at the end of Feb and have since won one of their final 12 games. Thirdly, nobody is talking about public targets. Of course we shouldn't be announcing it but behind closed doors I would be massively surprised if they aren't aiming for the top 10 next season.
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| rollercoaster Cornwall 21 May 17 8.13pm |
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Op asks what our 'expectation' is for next season. Yes, the club's ambition should be at least mid-table. My expectation is that this squad should achieve 41 points again next season. Let's ask the question again at the end of the Summer and we know better what our squad is like and what business the other clubs have done. After all the money spent in January I just don't know what the pot is for transfers but I suspect it might be smaller than many on here are expecting.
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